Diagnostic Information and Acupuncture and Herbal Treatment of Heart Yin Deficiency

Heart Yin Deficiency - Basics

Similar to Blood Deficiency but with more anxiety and restlessness, palpitations, insomnia, dream disturbed sleep, easily startled, poor memory, fidgeting, mallor flush, night sweats, heat in the 5 palms, dry mouth.

• Tongue Diagnosis - Theory

Red or peeled w/no coat.

• Pulse Diagnosis - Theory

Floating, empty or Thin, fast.

Heart Yin Deficiency - Related Acupuncture Points

The following (9) acupuncture points may be useful for heart yin deficiency. A subset of these could potentially be useful with acupressure stimulation and/or tongren therapy methods as well.

Generally treatment would be based on the TCM patterns listed above instead of selecting points by function alone, (see general points selection rules.)

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Heart Yin Deficiency - Formulas From Our Store

The following herbal formulas are potentially useful in the process of treating heart yin deficiency. For a complete list from our store with more details see our heart yin deficiency formula section.

• An Shen Bu Xin Wan
• Chai Hu Long Gu Mu Li Wan
• Gan Mai Da Zao Wan
• Quiet Calm Liquid Extract – Pediatric
• Sorig Tibetan Stress Incense
• Tian Wang Bu Xin Wan

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Heart Yin Deficiency - Conditions and Possibilities

The Chinese Medicine treatment of heart yin deficiency generally involves being certain that this pattern is the proper diagnosis. Each pattern may have multiple conditions and each condition may arise from one or more patterns (see treating the cause and not the symptoms).

The following 12 conditions may arise from heart yin deficiency . Each condition is listed with other possible patterns to expand diagnostic possibilities.